The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-30

them are in use In this nelghbOrhOOd.
Excursion tickets to the Cecil County
Agricultural Fair, to be held at Elkton
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week, October A.
Z, will be sold at all points on the P.
w. & B., railroad and at same rates as
last year, good to return until October
8th.
A fine line of underwear at lowest prices
at w. J. Ankrim's.
Don't work hard all the time but
take day or two off and see the races
and other attractions at the Ekton
Fair. Racing every day.
One of the most interesting displays
from North East the Star says at the
county fair next week will be by our
public school in the School Depart
ment. 1t has ten entries in Outline
Map Drawing; eight in Free-hand
Drawing and twentyeeven in Penman
ship The attention of the teachers and
pupils visiting the fair on Children's
Day, Wednesday, are asked to this ex-
hibit.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Maxwell of
Pleasant Grove were surprised by
large company of friends who visited
them on Thursday evening of last
week in commemoration of the forty
fifth anniversary of their wedding.
This was almost 3 golden wedding
visit. May the happy pair live to
enjoy this rare treat.
New lot of heavy Lester Boots for men
and boys at w. J. Ankrim's.
Eugene Hsines, who runs Grubb's
cannery at Grubb's Corner, near Pilot
Town, is doing q heavy business in
processing tomatoes. The supply of
tomatoes is greater than the factory
can conveniently manage, which is run
often both night and day, with guam.
tity of the fruit always ahead of the
professors.
Ladies, don't forget the valuable
special premiums offered at the com.
ing fair. 1t is not much trouble to
try for them and just think how
you'll feel when you win one.
The fall order for Wylman's fine shoes
ladies', misses and children, Just come to
hand at E. R. Bufington's.
Louis Boyle who resided on Jesse
A. Kinks farm ono mile south of Ris.
ing Sun, died on Sunday night after
long and distressing sickness. His
trouble appeared to be Brights
Disease, from which grew a compli-
cation of many others. He leaves
widow and large family of children.
Interment on Thursdayat West Not
tingham Presbyterian burying
ground. ..
Mr.. Chas, E. Moore Treasurer OF
Cecil County is making his monthly
round of tax collecting this week
He was at the Sun on Tuesday.
The collections here amounted to
about $l400. For the month of Aug.
ust the collections of State and
County tax throughout the county
amounted to fifty eight or fifty nine
thousand dollars.
Don't forget the children but take
them to the Elkton Fair. There will
be plenty to amuse and instruct them.
1t is not much trouble to take them
and it gives them so much happiness.
Mrs. DR.. Butler will give select reading
in the Porter's Grove NJ. P. Church, near
Rock Springs, tomorrow evening, Oct. 1st
Admission Is cts, children 10 cts. Pro-
ceeds will be used to liqnidate the debt on
the church organ, and not the church debt,
as was stated last week. Should the
! weather prove unfavorable, the reading will
be given the following Monday evening.
Two of the chief attractions at
every agricultural fair will be present
in large numbers at Elkton. Pretty
girls and fine horses. Cecil county
is hard to beat in these attractions.
A travelling rope walker gave an
exhibition here on Tuesday night.
His rope was stretched from the top
of Pogue's carriage shops to the roof
of Cummings livery stables. He
had quite large audience about
eight O'clock. This was free show.
but he went round with the hat after
showing some of his PAGES on the
rope. His receipts were not very
large we may safely conclude, quite
a good many pennies and nickles be,
ing necessary to make a handsome
purse.
A tenant house on the farm of
John McCleary, of the 4th district
was burned on Saturday morning.
Louis McMichaels family lived in
the house, but he and his wife were
absent at the time of the fire. Two
little girls were at home and left
some kindling on the stove hearth
which was the cause of the fire. The